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. Hazelden has alcohol and drug treatment facilities in

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. It offers assessment and primary residential

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treatment for adults and youth, including extended care and intermediate care, as well as outpatient treatment, aftercare services and a family program. In February 2014, it merged with the

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to form the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation headquartered in Minnesota.
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History

Hazelden began in 1949 as a simple farmhouse retreat called the Old Lodge. It was limited to male alcoholism, alcoholics. The original program designed by Lynne Carroll was based on

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principles, especially the

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. In the first 18 months, 156 men were helped. In 1953, the Fellowship Club was established as a

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to provide additional help for patients after attending the Center City program. The Dellwood site was later moved to the Center City campus. Dan Anderson was vice president of Hazelden from 1961 and president between 1971 and 1986. Mark G. Mishek was named Hazelden President and CEO in August 2008, succeeding Ellen Breyer. Mishek came to Hazelden from

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, where he had been President of United Hospital of St. Paul. In 1999, the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies opened in Center City, Minnesota.

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.hazelden.org/
The Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies
Organizations established in 1949 Mental health organizations in Minnesota Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers 1949 establishments in Minnesota Addiction organizations in the United States